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Overview

Katherine is a Senior Lecturer in Child Health, Division of Health Services Research and Management.

She started her research career in the R&D department of the children's charity Barnardos. In 2001 she moved to the Child Health Research and Policy Unit at City, University of London to work on a range of primary and secondary studies on the implementation of long-term care and public health provision for children, young people and their families. In 2008 she spent a year as a lecturer on the Sociology of Childhood and Children's Rights MA at Institute of Education (University of London) and then returned to City, University of London, to take up her current lectureship.

Her principal interest is the role of users’ expertise in developing effective provision, in particular how children’s perspectives, and those of their families, are viewed and used in these contexts.She has substantial experience of qualitative and mixed methods designs, and qualitative synthesis.

She is the senior tutor for the research degree programme in the Centre for Child and Maternal Health Research, and leads the MRes Clinical Research programme in the School. She sits on the School ethics committee, and manages proportionate ethics review for the Centre for Child and Maternal Health Research.

Qualifications

PhD Health services research, City, University of London, United Kingdom

MSc (Distinction) Applied Research Methods, University of Westminster, London, United Kingdom

Jacqueline Miller

Charlotte Jeavons

Attendance: Jul 2017 – present

Thesis title: Stakeholder views and experiences of an opt in model of consent for primary school-based community dental health programmes

Role: 2nd Supervisor

Further information: Dental caries among primary school age children in the UK is widespread, and disproportionately affects children from poorer families. To address this, dental screening, and programmes to fluoride varnish children’s teeth are delivered via schools. However, policy-makers now require parents provide explicit consent for children to take part (Department of Health, 2006); in a large number of cases this does not happen and children are excluded. This study uses mixed methods to explore parents’ and providers’ views of and perspectives on this model of consent, with the aim of informing the development of services that better meet the needs of children and their families.

Afnan Aljaffary

Attendance: Jan 2016 – present

Thesis title: Public attitudes to the health system in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Role: 1st Supervisor

Further information: In the context of fast socio-economic change and anecdotal evidence of dissatisfaction with the health system in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), this project explores views and attitudes toward the health system of KSA. A systematic review established what is known to date, and a follow-up qualitative focus group study explored patient and public perspectives in more depth. The data from these components will inform the construction of a survey instrument to measure public attitudes; and synthesis of focus group data and survey validation findings will provide up-to-date evidence on public views and attitudes towards the health system in KSA.

Roa Altaweli

Attendance: Jul 2011 – Nov 2015

Thesis title: Interventions during the second stage of labour - their use in Jeddah, KSA

Role: 2nd Supervisor

Further information: Drawing on methods from ethnography, the study aimed to explore the use of interventions during the second stage of labour among healthcare professionals in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and factors that may be influencing this.

Sarah Bekaert

Attendance: Sep 2010 – present

Thesis title: Exploring the influences in teenage pregnancy choices: Inspired by the national targets to reduce teenage pregnancy

Role: 2nd Supervisor

Further information: Hackney sexual health services developed an assertive outreach model to work with young women (under 18 years) who had had a pregnancy and to establish them on contraception. An audit of service users highlighted a small but significant group who, within 2 years of an abortion, went on to become mothers. This study explores these young women's views and experiences of parenthood and contraception, and their perceptions of what influences these.

Curtis, K. (2005). Consulting with children and teenagers in UK: examples of approaches to meeting young people, hearing their views and publicising the findings.Children, health and well-being: a cultural perspective (module on Masters in Medical Anthropology) 25 November, Amsterdam, Holland.

Curtis, K. (2003). ‘I’ve been living in this body for 14 years, listen to me!’ A consultation with children and teenagers about their health services.11th Annual Public Health Forum 18 March.

Curtis, K. (2002). ‘I’ve been living in this body for 14 years, listen to me!’: Developing techniques to explore young people’s experiences of receiving health services.BSA Medical Sociology Group annual conference 27 September, York, UK.

Curtis, K. (2002). ‘Let’s get alarmed!’ The qualitative component of a randomised controlled trial on increasing the prevalence of functioning smoke alarms in disadvantaged inner city housing.6th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Control 14 May, Montreal, Canada.

Sinha, S., Curtis, K., Jayakody, A., Viner, R. and Roberts, H. (2006). Family and Peer Networks in Intimate and Sexual Relationships Amongst Teenagers in a Multicultural Area of East London.Sociological Research Online: an electronic journal, 11(1).

Newman, T., Curtis, K. and Stephens, J. (2003). Do community-based arts projects result in social gains? A review of the literature.Community Development Journal, 38(4), pp. 310–322. doi:10.1093/cdj/38.4.310.

Newman, T., Curtis, K. and Stephens, J. (2003). Do community-based arts programmes result in social gains? A review of empirical evidence.Community Development Journal, 38(4), pp. 310–322.

Tyler, K. (2009). What do we know about the knowledge, attitudes, values and beliefs of parents and their children on early childhood immunisation? How this can inform the early childhood vaccination programme in Tower Hamlets..

Curtis-Tyler, K.P., Roberts, H. and Bedford, H. (2009). What do we know about the knowledge, attitudes, values and beliefs of parents and their children on early childhood immunisation? How can this inform the early childhood vaccination programme in Tower Hamlets?.

Tyler, K. (2008). Findings from knowledge exchange activity arising from a study of the contribution of school-aged children's views to their care..

Curtis, K., Sinha, S., Jayakody, A., Viner, R. and Roberts, H. (2005). Contraception and unsafe sex in East London teenagers: Protective and risk factors for use of contraception among black and minority ethnic young people in East London. London, UK.

Sinha, S., Curtis, K., Jayakody, A., Viner, R. and Roberts, H. (2005). Starting sex in East London: protective and risk factors for starting to have sex amongst Black and Minority Ethnicity young people in East London. London, UK.

Curtis, K. and Roberts, H. (2004). Children and health: making the link. London, UK.

Liabo, K., Curtis, K., Jenkins, N., Roberts, H., Jaguz, S. and McNeish, D. (2002). Healthy futures: A consultation with children and young people in Camden and Islington about their health services. London, UK.

Research relations: what did I plan for and how did it work out? Reflections from researching young children’s experiences of living with type 1 diabetes in East London - Seminar for MA Sociology of Childhood and Children's Rights. Institute of Education, UCL London (2014).

Reflections on using Framework to analyse qualitative data. Anna Freud Centre, London (2013).

Policy Research Unit in the Health of Children, Young People and Families (CPRU), University College, London. (2013). Description: What are the pathways for using patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) clinically to improve care? Literature review and qualitative study - Outline for Research for Patient Benefit 22 May call

National Diabetes Audit PROMs Group. (2012). Description: Stakeholder views of patient data collection in CAMHS and paediatric diabetes, and their implications for routine use of PROMs in clinics

Policy Research Unit in the Health of Children, Young People and Families (CPRU), University College, London. (2012). Description: Stakeholder views of patient data collection in CAMHS and paediatric diabetes, and their implications for routine use of PROMs in clinics

Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (Children and Young People) Stakeholder Event. (2012). Description: Using standardized instruments to individualise care: stakeholder views of patient data collection in CAMHs and paediatric diabetes, and their implications for routine use of PROMs in clinics

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